YARMOUTH — Having to say goodbye to a dying loved one is arguably the hardest time in anyone’s life. Drawing from their own experiences and talents, Katherine and Gordie Holmes of Cousins Island hope to bring comfort to those dealing with the end of life through a new line of hospice-themed greeting cards: Hospice Sentiments […]

YARMOUTH — In an effort to promote world peace and global understanding, a group of Rotarians have been participating in an exchange program for about 30 years. Carolyn Johnson, Rotary member and district governor nominee, said the organization sends four or five non-members and a Rotary representative somewhere around the world for a month-long visit. […]

FREEPORT — The first phase of the fields and trails project on Hunter Road is on schedule and nearly complete. “Everything is on time and on budget,” said David Latulippe of Freeport Fields and Trails, a coalition of residents and business owners, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week. “We are very excited about this. It […]

PORTLAND — Works of art by Falmouth and Yarmouth high school students will be on display this Friday at the Via Agency in the Baxter Building, 619 Congress St., as part of the First Friday Art Walk. The art was created by students in reaction to the genocide in Darfur. Former U.S. Rep. Tom Andrews, […]

YARMOUTH — On a cold day in early November, employees of Downeast Energy arrived at a home in Yarmouth for an appointment. They didn’t drive an oil truck, or come to refill a propane tank. Instead, they closed all the windows and doors and set up a fan powerful enough to suck outside air in […]

PORTLAND — When residents head to the polls on Nov. 8 to choose a mayor, they will be cementing the biggest change in city government in nearly 90 years. Last year, voters narrowly approved changes to the City Charter to have a popularly elected mayor – one who will serve a four-year term and be […]

Lyman Moore Middle School seventh-graders Gianna Fagone, left, and Reegan Leslie cut a ribbon to dedicate a new outdoor classroom at the school on Oct. 28. The event also marked completion of a renovation project that included the addition of a flagpole and other schoolyard improvements. The area was created by Moore students with the […]

PORTLAND — Somebody had to do it. That’s why the owners of Coast City Comics said they’re staging the city’s first-ever comic convention – dubbed, appropriately enough, the Coast City Comic Con, or “C4” for short – from Nov. 11-13 at venues throughout downtown.  Tristan Gallagher, who co-owns the 3-year-old comic shop with Chad Pennell, […]

PORTLAND — A local development company hopes to build a three-story office building on a vacant stretch of Commercial Street west of the Casco Bay Bridge. Vincent Veroneau, president and chief executive officer of J.B. Brown & Sons, on Monday said the proposal is generating interest from potential tenants. It’s too soon to say who […]

‘Long shot’ Eder urges supporters to vote Strimling No. 2 PORTLAND — Former State Sen. Ethan Strimling has raised nearly twice as much money as any other candidate in the campaign to become the city’s first popularly elected mayor in 88 years.  According to pre-election reports filed Friday, Strimling raised more than $83,000 from more […]